bromance
nounUK /ˈbɹəʊmæns/ · CA, US /ˈbɹoʊmæns/
Etymology Blend of bro + romance. Coined by American editor Dave Carnie in the 1990s as part of an article for the skateboard magazine Big Brother to refer specifically to the sort of relationships that develop between skaters who spent a great deal of time together.
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Slang A close but nonsexual relationship between two or more men.
- Bromance—Romance between bros. Example: ‘It looks like there's a bit of bromance between Ryan and Matt.’2001 April, “WORD”, in TransWorld Surf, retrieved 06 Jan 2018, page 40:
- The letter was pure puffery, probably written by some clerk in North Korea's agitprop bureau, but Trump loved it. This was the beginning of the Trump-Kim bromance.2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 96:
- Synonyms
- brolationship, man crush
- Related terms
- queerplatonic, romantic friendship
- Coordinate terms
- girl crush, sismance, womance